On Thu, Sep 02, 2010 at 08:48:47PM -0600, DRC wrote:
> On 9/2/10 9:50 AM, Adam Tkac wrote:
> > This type is, by default, disabled on the server. It must be enabled
> > via commandline parameter (-SecurityTypes). Client has it disabled as
> > well but if user specify he wants to use it (and server has Plain type
> > enabled) then it is used. If it is client's first sectype then it is
> > preferred over more "strong" mechanisms (TLS, for example).
> 
> IMHO, the correct behavior should be that if the server enables this 
> security type before other security types, then the client should use it 
> unless the user specifically passes the -SecurityTypes parameter to the 
> client to disable the type.  IOW, I think the Plain type should be 
> enabled by default on the client but not given priority.  I agree that 
> it should not be enabled on the server without an explicit override.

The client side honors the Security Type order of the server - code
for using the client side order was removed with "Remove unused
CConnection::setClientSecTypeOrder function" on Jul 20 2010.

Regards,
Martin Kögler


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